Changes in Paraspinal Muscles and Facet Joints after Minimally Invasive Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using the Cortical Bone Trajectory Technique: A Prospective Study

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="6"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"> </td><td class="align_center">Preoperative</td><td class="align_center">1-month follow-up</td><td class="align_center">3-month follow-up</td><td class="align_center">6-month follow-up</td><td class="align_center">1-year follow-up</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="6"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">ODI</td><td class="align_center">77.63 ± 5.36</td><td class="align_center">61.85 ± 8.65</td><td class="align_center">50.52 ± 12.37</td><td class="align_center">38.89 ± 10.56</td><td class="align_center">34.70 ± 13.56</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">VAS</td><td class="align_center">7.70 ± 0.65</td><td class="align_center">5.03 ± 1.35</td><td class="align_center">4.07 ± 1.09</td><td class="align_center">3.23 ± 1.28</td><td class="align_center">2.70 ± 1.21</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="6"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>VAS, Visual Analogue Scale; ODI, Oswestry Disability Index.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

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Table 2: Changes in Paraspinal Muscles and Facet Joints after Minimally Invasive Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using the Cortical Bone Trajectory Technique: A Prospective Study 

Table 2 | Changes in Paraspinal Muscles and Facet Joints after Minimally Invasive Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using the Cortical Bone Trajectory Technique: A Prospective Study 